40 Knots Bar

weirdly, no beers on tap, just a few bottles of brooklyn brewery, sierra nevada etc. the back garden is ok if you are waiting around in the neighborhood, like say waiting for a seat at pok pok.

It's not really close to a subway, which by New York standards kind of puts it in the boonies, but it's a perfectly good locals kind of place for everyone in the Columbia Waterfront District. Sure, you're going to walk 10 minutes from the Carroll Street 'F' stop, but so what? Cheap beers, especially on a Monday when I was here are nothing to sneeze at.

And if you live in the neighborhood, it's even better because you barely ever have to worry about it being too crowded. Pool table in the back, with a small flat screen TV up front that might get choppy signals during a crucial play (doubt it's their fault, I blame Time Warner) and a friendly bartender is about all I could ask.